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Spanish · Chapter 27 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

Verbs of becoming: ponerse, hacerse, volverse, convertirse

Spanish has no single 'to become' - ponerse for a sudden mood, volverse for a radical character change, hacerse for gradual/effortful change and professions, convertirse en for a transformation, llegar a ser for an achievement over time.

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